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Approve and authorize the Emergency Medical Services Agency Director to submit the revised Monterey County Emergency Medical Services Plan to the California Emergency Medical Services Authority. (Revised via Supplemental)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Emergency Medical Services Agency Director to submit the revised Monterey County Trauma System Care Plan to the California Emergency Medical Services Authority.
SUMMARY:
State law requires any County that establishes an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program to develop a local EMS Plan and file it with the California EMS Authority. Monterey County’s initial EMS Plan was filed with the State in 1984, under the State EMS System Standards and Guidelines in effect at that time. The Monterey County EMS Plan for 2011 being submitted for the Board’s approval today represents the annual revision of the County’s EMS Plan since the current State EMS System Standards and Guidelines were published in June of 1993.
DISCUSSION:
State law requires any County that establishes an emergency medical services program to designate a local EMS agency to plan, implement, and evaluate the local EMS system. The local EMS agency is required to develop a local EMS plan and file it with the California EMS Authority in Sacramento. The local EMS agency may then implement the plan, unless the California EMS Authority determines that the plan does not effectively meet the needs of the persons served and is not consistent with coordinating activities in the geographical area served, or that the plan is not consistent with applicable guidelines or regulations established by the California EMS Authority. Monterey County has designated the EMS Bureau of the Health Department as its local EMS agency.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Monterey County Emergency Medical Care Committee recommends the Board approve and authorize submittal of the revised EMS Plan. A copy is on...
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